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January 24, 2012

Camas teen leads by example

An aspiring medical professional is enjoying his time serving as president of the American Red Cross of Southwest Washington Youth Council. Kendrick "Kenny" Kim, 17, of Camas, has been on the council for two years. Before that time, he volunteered to assist with Red Cross office tasks and he cleaned the faces of mannequins that were used in CPR classes. Kim then became a member of the Red Cross Club at Mountain View High School, before he applied to serve as a member of the youth council. That involved submitting an application, as well as a teacher's recommendation, to the executive board of the council.

January 24, 2012

Local teens invited to register for cooking contest

The deadline for registering to enter The Art Institutes Best Teen Chef Competition for high school seniors or The Art Institutes Culinary Scholarship Competition for high school graduates is Friday, Feb. 3.

January 17, 2012

New board member Karen Rubino wants to become more involved

Electrician. Construction manager. Business co-owner. Mother. Karen Rubino has had several titles during her life and now she’s adding another: School board member. Rubino, a 14-year Washougal resident, is the newest member of the Washougal School Board. When asked why she ran for the board, Rubino said she wanted to make a difference in her community and the timing was right.

January 17, 2012

School notes for Jan. 17, 2012

Skills Center hosts Winter Feast The Clark County Skills Center hosts its annual Winter Feast gourmet dinner, Friday at 6:30 p.m. in the Skills Center Restaurant, 12200 N.E. 28th St. in Vancouver.

January 10, 2012
Camas High School students (from left) Ashley Mayfield, Cassidy Hines and Elizabeth Walsh are a part of the Papermaker Book Club. They enjoy the opportunity to discuss different books with other teens who share a love of reading.

Sharing a love of reading

Cassidy Hines has always loved to read. So when Camas High School teacher-librarian Rosemary Knapp talked to her about having a school book club, Hines was all for it.

January 10, 2012

School notes for Jan. 12, 2012

Chinese Storytime, craft offered There will be a Chinese Storytime for children ages five and younger at the Camas Public Library at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23. A craft will follow the story at 11 a.m.

January 3, 2012
Members of the Camas-Washougal Robotics Team pose for a picture with Mary Tipton after a competition at Catlin Gabel school in Portland. The team named the robots in Gary Tipton's honor after the family made a donation to the team from his memorial fund. Mary was Gary's wife and is a Camas School Board member.

Funding the future

Gary Tipton had a passion for technology, one that he advocated for during his time on the Camas School Board. After he died from pancreatic cancer in 2008, his wife, Mary Tipton, made a donation in his memory to support the Camas-Washougal High School Robotics Team. When the students received the material to build their robots for the 2011-12 season, they were curious as to the donor. After mentor Bruce Whitefield received permission to tell them, the students decided to name their robots Gary and Tipton in his honor. "It was such a nice thing that they did," Tipton said. "It was such a nice gesture on their part."

January 3, 2012

School notes for Jan. 3, 2012

WSU Vancouver offers scholarship workshop Washington State University Vancouver will host Scholarships 101 at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Dengerink Administration building, room 110. The event is free.

December 27, 2011
The Camas Mechanickidz were selected from 20 teams in a recent competition to participate in the state tournament next month in Hillsboro, Ore. They are coached by Jeff Hendricks and sponsored by Broker Knowledge Group of Camas.

Local students qualify for state Lego League tourney

A local group of students will be heading to the Oregon Robotics Tournament and Outreach Program FIRST LEGO League state tournament next month. The local team was selected from 20 teams at a recent qualifying competition in Vancouver, which earned them a spot in the state tournament next month. According to coach Jeff Hendricks, the Portland region is the largest in the country with 400 teams. Of those, 80 are selected to compete at the state competition. Mechanickidz was the only competing team with two awards, which were first place in robotics performance and third runner-up in the overall competition. Teams were judged in four key areas: Robotics performance, core values, team presentation and robot design.

December 27, 2011
Cape Horn-Skye students created more than 150 handmade cards for Columbia Gorge-area residents serving overseas in the U.S. military. The Happy New Year cards will be sent in January.

Sending overseas greetings

Cape Horn-Skye Elementary students made more than 150 cards for Columbia Gorge-area residents serving overseas in the U.S. military. The Happy New Year cards will be sent in January as part of a gift package through the Gorge Heroes Club.